Pole position: Allam in 1.20,41
Fastest lap: Allam in 1.21,29 = 136,28 kmh
Distance: 25 laps
Average speed: 136,10 kmh (?)
Weather:
Ruleset: Group A
Car info: 1983 Cars
Peter Lovett won the seventh round of the Trimoco British Group A series at Donington Park last Saturday, part of the supporting programme to the European F2 race. Lovett was the only survivor from the works Rover camp, and inherited the lead just over halfway through the 25 lap event when team-mate Jeff Allam was forced out with wheel trouble, having led from the start. Third works Rover pilot Steve Soper was forced out on the warm up lap, and so it was left to Frank Sytner's BMW 635 CSi to provide Lovett's main opposition. Sytner, however, was never close enough to mount a serious challenge. Showing an improvement on its early season form, Tony Lanfranchi's Opel Monza ran reliably into third place, some way ahead of a class-winning (again) Andy Rouse. The Class C battle provided a few fireworks, John Morris taking the spoils after Alan Minshaw relinquished his class lead with a spin. A touch more acrimony appeared during practice on Friday, when the BMW team protested the works Rovers over the size of their rear wheel arch inserts. The result of this little matter should hopefully be resolved within the next seven days or so. Here's hoping... (MN) |
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Touring Cars class A-C
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| Pos | Pos in class | # | Team / Entrant Car- Engine |
Drivers, Nationality | Engine vol. (cc) |
Engine Type |
Group | Distance, time |
Qualifying position | Qualifying time | Fastest lap | Reason out, remarks |
| DSQ | 1 | 3 | Team Sanyo Racing with Esso Rover Vitesse |
Pete Lovett, GB |
3532 | V8 | A | 25 laps, 34.42,87 | 2 | 1.20,70 | Disq: Technical infringements | |
| 2 | 2 | 19 | Grace International Racing BMW 635 CSi |
Frank Sytner, GB |
3475 | L6 | A | 25 laps, 34.44,10 | 3 | 1.20,8 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 11 | GM Dealer Sport Opel Monza 3.0E |
Tony Lanfranchi, GB |
2998 | L6 | A | 25 laps, 35.22,06 | 8 | 1.22,94 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 34 | Industrial Control Services Ltd. Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6 |
Andy Rouse, GB |
2491 | V6 | B | 25 laps, 35.38,87 | 6 | 1.22,36 | 1.23,84 | |
| 5 | 2 | 35 | Unipart with Daily Express MG Metro Turbo |
Tony Pond, GB |
1275 tc | L4 | B | 25 laps, 35.58,21 | 5 | 1.21,28 | ||
| 6 | 3 | 30 | Mazda RX-7 |
Hamish Irvine, GB |
2 x 573 | R2 | B | 25 laps, 36.00,00 | 11 | 1.23,84 | ||
| 7 | 4 | 9 | Burlington Wallcoverings Ltd. Ford Capri III 3.0S |
Mike Newman, GB |
2993 | V6 | A | 25 laps, 36.03,96 | 12 | 1.23,87 | ||
| 8 | 5 | 10 | Equipe Esso / Daily Mirror Rover Vitesse |
Charles Sawyer-Hoare, GB |
3532 | V8 | A | 25 laps, 36.10,36 | 9 | 1.23,09 | ||
| 9 | 6 | 6 | Rover Vitesse |
Dennis Leech, GB |
3532 | V8 | A | 24 | 7 | 1.22,61 | ||
| 10 | 1 | 60 | Volkswagen Sport VW Scirocco GTI |
John Morris, GB |
1588 | L4 | C | 24 | 13 | 1.24,91 | 1.26,11 | |
| 11 | 2 | 72 | LLoyds of Stafford Ford Escort RS 1600i |
Rob Hall, GB |
1598 | L4 | C | 24 | 15 | 1.25,42 | ||
| 12 | 3 | 86 | Demon Tweeks Racing VW Golf GTI |
Alan Minshaw, GB |
1588 | L4 | C | 24 | 14 | 1.25,26 | ||
| 13 | 4 | 66 | Royal Mail Datapost Ford Escort RS 1600i |
Alan Curnow, GB |
1598 | L4 | C | 24 | 18 | 1.25,83 | ||
| 14 | 5 | 83 | Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti |
Rob Kirby, GB |
1498 | B4 | C | 24 | 23 | 1.27,77 | ||
| 15 | 6 | 74 | Ford Escort RS 1600i |
Lionel Abbott, GB |
1598 | L4 | C | 24 | 21 | 1.26,67 | ||
| 16 | 7 | 18 | Team Colt Cars Mid-West Mitsubishi Starion Turbo A183 |
Dave Brodie, GB |
1998 tc | L4 | A | 24 | 20 | 1.26,06 | ||
| 17 | 7 | 67 | Ordibell UK Ltd. VW Golf GTI |
Alan Greenhalgh, GB |
1588 | L4 | C | 23 | 22 | 1.27,43 | ||
| 18 | 8 | 87 | RZ Racing Toyota Corolla GT |
Geoff Kimber-Smith, GB |
1588 | L4 | C | 23 | 26 | 1.30,93 | ||
| DNF | 4 | Hepolite Glacier Racing with Esso Rover Vitesse |
Steve Soper, GB |
3532 | V8 | A | 4 | 1.21,24 | Blown engine on warmup lap | |||
| DNF | 77 | Royal Mail Datapost Ford Escort RS 1600i |
Richard Longman, GB |
1598 | L4 | C | 3 | 17 | 1.25,61 | Engine mounting | ||
| DNF | 78 | Unipart with Daily Express MG Metro |
Patrick Watts, GB |
1275 | L4 | C | 5 | 24 | 1.29,10 | Accident damage (oil cooler) | ||
| DNF | 84 | Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team with Hampshires of Dorking Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti |
Andrew Thorpe, GB |
1498 | B4 | C | 5 | 25 | 1.29,75 | Accident damage (tire) | ||
| DNF | 12 | Graham Goode Racing Ford Capri III 3.0S |
Graham Goode, GB |
2993 | V6 | A | 12 | 16 | 1.25,43 | Oil pressure | ||
| DNF | 2 | Team Sanyo Racing with Esso Rover Vitesse |
Jeff Allam, GB |
3532 | V8 | A | 15 | 1 | 1.20,41 | 1.21,29 | Wheel hub | |
| DNF | 31 | Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6 |
Jon Dooley, GB |
2491 | V6 | B | 23 | 10 | 1.23,37 | Blown engine | ||
| DNF | 69 | Brooklyn Motorsport Ford Escort RS 1600i |
Chris Hodgetts, GB |
1598 | L4 | C | 19 | 1.25,84 | Head gasket | |||
| DNS | 70 | Julian May Racing Ford Escort RS 1600i |
Jock Robertson, GB |
1598 | L4 | C | 27 | 1.34,60 | Oil pressure | |||